E-240 vs Core 2 Duo E7500
Primary details
Comparing Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2686 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD E-Series |
| Power efficiency | 1.04 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Zacate (2011−2013) |
| Release date | 10 January 2009 (15 years ago) | 4 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.93 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 0.93 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Bus rate | 1066 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 64 KB |
| L2 cache | 3 MB (shared) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| Die size | 82 mm2 | 75 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 228 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.85V-1.3625V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | LGA775 | FT1 BGA 413-Ball |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| FSB parity | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | - | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 | DDR3 Single-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon HD 6310 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 10 January 2009 | 4 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 2 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 40 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 18 Watt |
Core 2 Duo E7500 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
E-240, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 261.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Core 2 Duo E7500 is a desktop processor while E-240 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core 2 Duo E7500 and E-240, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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